Black Friday Shopping Deals From Michael's Genuine, Schnebly's

Today is Black Friday and if you're not feeling the usual trip to the big-box retailer, we feel your pain.

Screw the crowds, the insane grabbing for the last Duck Dynasty flannel PJs, and the fighting for a parking spot because two of our favorite local Miami merchants are having some amazing Black Friday deals -- which last all weekend, by the way.

So today, have another cup of coffee and chill out. The mall can wait.

Shop the Michael's Genuine online store, where you'll find gifts for both your favorite cook -- and people who wouldn't dream of stepping a pampered foot in the kitchen for anything other than a glass of champagne!

Your favorite beer guy will love a set of four Genuine Home Brew pint glasses ($16) or a trucker hat ($24); while your sweet friend would flip over a personalized, signed copy of Hedy Goldsmith's Baking Out Loud ($27.50) or an apron just like chef Goldsmith wears ($25). Plus, order a book-and-apron combo and take 20% off until Monday, December 2.

And, of course, there's always a Genuine Food & Drink gift card, good at any of Michael Schwartz's three Design-District restaurants.

As an added incentive, there's free shipping for orders over $75 and items shipped out-of-state are tax free. Shop now at michaelsgenuine.com/shop.

The winery-brewery that turns tropical fruit into wine and beer is having a Black Friday sale that actually lasts all weekend long. Buy five bottles of tropical wine (prices start at $14.95 per bottle) or five growlers ($14.95 filled) and get a Miami Brewing Company t-shirt free!

There's also having a BOGO sale on wine cases. Buy one case of any wine (prices start at $167.40 for a case of 12 bottles) and get another case free -- that's 12 more bottles of wine on the house! Black Friday deals are only good at the winery (no mail order).

Schnebly's also has several wine-of-the-month clubs with a twist: each shipment contains selections made from tropical fruits like avocado, guava, and mango. The clubs start at $35.33 per month.

Take your wine home with you, or Schnebly's can ship to the following states: Alaska, California, Colorado, Florida, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Texas.

Laine Doss is the food and spirits editor for Miami New Times, covering the restaurant and bar scene in South Florida. She has been featured on Cooking Channel’s Eat Street and Food Network’s Great Food Truck Race. Doss won an Alternative Weekly award for her feature on what it’s like to wait tables. In a previous life, she appeared off-Broadway and shook many a cocktail as a bartender at venues in South Florida and New York City. When she’s not writing, you can find Doss running some marathon then celebrating at the nearest watering hole.